The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roberts-Smith

The network, owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, has clarified the fees are being reimbursed by another arm of the media mogul’s empire

A former SAS soldier has told a Federal Court trial he never colluded with Ben Roberts-Smith in order to lie about alleged war crimes of murder in Afghanistan.

The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.

The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith’s behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.

A former elite soldier colleague of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court he never used the term "blooding the rookie" or killed anyone taken prisoner in Afghanistan.

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Former soldier has been accused of ordering execution of unarmed elderly man, which three newspapers allege Roberts-Smith did nothing to stop